1959 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
14 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 12 | 158.33 | 178.56 | 190.39 | 159.04 |
| 2 | Southwest | 7 | 142.59 | 163.77 | 167.01 | 166.01 |
| 3 | Big Ten | 10 | 136.12 | 147.08 | 152.88 | 146.82 |
| 4 | AAWU | 5 | 135.46 | 156.57 | 164.30 | 149.72 |
| 5 | Big 8 | 7 | 122.99 | 127.39 | 128.08 | 135.98 |
| 6 | Missouri Valley | 5 | 115.89 | 113.53 | 118.79 | 106.39 |
| 7 | FBS Independents | 31 | 110.09 | 108.58 | 110.67 | 116.15 |
| 8 | Ivy | 8 | 109.15 | 102.61 | 108.53 | 95.63 |
| 9 | ACC | 8 | 105.44 | 96.12 | 93.44 | 115.69 |
| 10 | Middle Atlantic University | 1 | 104.97 | 27.56 | 1.00 | 45.04 |
| 11 | Mid-American | 7 | 103.59 | 91.36 | 111.41 | 66.02 |
| 12 | Skyline | 8 | 100.09 | 86.75 | 89.43 | 91.36 |
| 13 | Southern | 7 | 99.27 | 83.32 | 86.99 | 81.10 |
| 14 | Border | 6 | 98.70 | 79.53 | 79.37 | 89.18 |